We lifted into the air and a bubble filled with swirling colours formed around us "wow" I murmured hugging the back of Wilbur's chair still on the floor.
"Here we go!" Wilbur yelled hitting a big red button and the world around us blurred.
"Where are we" I asked my voice small and shaking slightly, "The future" Wilbur answered. "Yeah thanks captain obvious" I muttered turning to look at Lewis not letting go of the chair.
"Lewis?" I looked at him, he was staring out the window with his mouth dropped open. "Lewis!" I unhooked one of my arms and jabbed him hard in the side and finally got a reaction out of him, "what's wrong?".
"That" He pointed to a big sign that kept flashing, I read the words then it changed and made me gasp. The words 'Keep Moving forward' came up. "But- But- B-b-but" I stuttered, "I know" Lewis nodded.
"So we saw it, now let's get back and fix your invention" Wilbur said and started to press random buttons. "No" Lewis spoke softly, "what?" Wilbur and I asked together, 'I'm not going back" He said, "Not yet".
"We had a deal" Wilbur pointed out sounding slightly scared,
"Not any more, why would I go back and fix my stupid invention when I can go back in this ship" Lewis motioned around and lent back in his chair.
"No that's not how it works" Wilbur argued sounding frustrated, 'I prove I'm from the future and you go back and fix your invention, that was the deal".
"No" Lewis spat looking angrier then I had ever seen him, "I'm going back with or without your help". He shot out of his seat lightly pushing me out of the way and shoved Wilbur to the side,
They started fighting over the steering wheel and yelling things at each other
"You're not the boss of me!"
"Yes, I am, because you're 12 and I'm 13! That makes me older!"
"Well, I was born in the past, which makes me older and the boss of you!"
Shaking my head I stood up as much as I could, "Hey!" I yelled getting their attention, "I'm 14 and from the past so I'm older then both of you, so stop acting like little children!"
I was so close to stomping my foot.
They just looked at me for less than a minute then kept fighting. "Boys" I muttered under my breath moving to rip them apart manually, suddenly the 'ship' started to free fall.
"What the hell did you too do?" I screamed scrambling to grab the seat again, "It was his fault!" They yelled and pointed at each other then went back to screaming.
"We're all going to die!" I screamed.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" We all screamed watching the ground get closer, I squeezed my eyes closed and got ready for my immediate death.
I felt my stomach jump into my throat as we crash and bounced off the ground only to land again but much harder throwing me out of the now smoking 'ship'.
"Never again" I groaned holding my pounding head, "never ever again".
"I am so dead." I heard Wilbur yell, "I'm not allowed to look at this thing, let alone drive it! Mum and Dad are gonna kill me" He fell to his knees "and I can tell you this, it will not be done with mercy!"
"Yeah well not before I kill you!" I threatened, not bothering to get up.
"Isn't there, like, a time machine repair shop, or something?" Lewis questioned.
"Hell to the NO!" I yelped scrambling to my feet, "I am NOT getting back into one of those death traps!" I pointed to the still smoking machine.
"No!" Wilbur argued with Lewis like I wasn't even there, "there are only two time machines in existence and the one the Bowler Hat Guy has the other one!"
"Bowler Hat Guy, what Bowler Hat Guy?" I asked confused, "Isn't that what you yelled when you tackled that dude with the solar system?"
Deciding to ignore me again the boys just glanced at me and said nothing,
" Let's just take it too the guy who invented it in the first place" I suggested, Wilbur turned to me his mouth open to say something when suddenly he looked like he had gotten hit by a garbage truck.
"Good idea!" He exclaimed grabbing Lewis, "You're smart. You fix it!" He pushed him towards the death trap.
"That's not what I said!" I groaned face palming,
"Are you crazy? I can't fix this thing!" Lewis struggled to get away from it as if it was going to explode at any moment.
"Yes, you can. You broke it, you fix it!" Lewis stopped trying to think of something, "Alright, under one condition" He turned to Wilbur "I fix it, you take me back to see my Mum.
"What?" Wilbur asked looking at Lewis like he was crazy, "You didn't even follow through on our last deal! How can I trust you?"
"He's got a point" I looked towards Lewis who just frowned,
"Well, you told me you were a Time Cop from the future. How can I trust you?"
"He also has a very good point" I nodded turning back towards Wilbur who open and shut his mouth a few times before agreeing , "Touché"
After pushing and pulling the time machine to Wilbur's house we stopped as he knocked on the garage door.
"Who dares disturb my sanctuary?" A deep echoing voice boomed from behind the garage door.
"Carl" Wilbur said in an annoyed tone, "it's me. Let me in!"
"None may enter unless they speak the royal password" The voice known as Carl demanded.
"Carl, what are you talking about? We don't have a password!" Wilbur called out sounding irritated.
"Yes, we do! I made one up while you were gone!" Carl the voice bellowed,
"Then how am I supposed to know what it is?" Wilbur asked smirking.
"You, uh –" The voice changed to a more mellow tone "Good point"
The door opened showing a metal man. "A robot" I breathed moving towards the opened door, Lewis's jaw dropped and stepped forward also.
"Who are these people?" Carl, the robot spoke up looking worried.
"Um-" Wilbur started but was cut off by Lewis who moved forward, "Hi I'm Lewis" He stuck his hand out for a hand shake.
"AHHHHH!" Carl screamed and ran away screaming before being sucked up a blue tube, "Well, that was unexpected" Lewis said,
Wilbur shoved a giant fruit hat on Lewis's head.
"As was that"
"Wilbur, where did you get the hat?" I asked poking at the fruit ignoring Lewis's arm pushing me away, "That" he hesitated before deciding on "Is an excellent question".
Nudging Lewis and I away from a blue tube and smacking Lewis's hand away from the fruit hat Wilbur spoke fast, "If my family finds out I brought you from the past, they'll bury me alive and dance on my grave!"
He pointed at my smirking face, "I am not exaggerating!" After seeing both my and Lewis's double eyebrow raise he back tracked.
"Yes I am, but that's not the point! The point is, your hair's a dead giveaway!"
"Why would my hair be a dead giveaway?" Lewis asked confused,
"Yeah" I narrowed my eyes slightly, "Why?"
"That is an excellent question!" Wilbur smiled before quickly running towards a blue tube.
"Wait!" Lewis called out, "Where are you going?" I asked.
"Another excellent question" He called back over his shoulder, stopping underneath the blue tube and being sucked up.
"But I don't want to just sit here!" Lewis pouted,
"Stay" Wilbur appeared again pointing at Lewis before disappearing again.
"But-" Lewis started, Wilbur appeared… again and just pointed at him.
"What about me!" I whined crossing my arm, "I want to explore"
"Stay" he ordered moving his finger towards me, I could see his face twitching slightly into a smirk causing me to raise an eyebrow at him
"Uh" he hesitated obviously feeling uneasy with my eyes pinning him down.
"Stay?" He asked looking somewhat scared, I just kept staring him down.
He finally looked over to Lewis and seemed to be back on task, "Stay" he said one more time before disappearing once again.
I just shrugged and walked over to look at the blueprints on the wall, "Lewis what are these for?" I asked turning around and was shocked to see he was gone.
"Lewis!" I shouted looking around, "Lewis for goodness sake!" I shouted frustrated running my hand through my hair which resulted in my hand getting caught in it.
"Ow!" I yelped shaking my head, "Damn it" I muttered "stupid boys making us crash and making my hair get tangled" I grumbled.
After a lot of mumbling and grumbling to myself I decided to just sit and wait for Wilbur, "for once I'm actually listening to someone" I laughed leaning back against a work bench.
